Irv Cross was a vital NFL figure on many fronts. In a nine-year playing career as a defensive back from 1961-1969 with the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams, Cross was twice named to the Pro ...

Irv Cross, a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback with the Eagles before his groundbreaking broadcasting career, died Sunday, the Eagles announced on their website. He was 81. Cross was the Eagles’ 7th-round ...

Family, faith and football were important pieces of the late Irv Cross’ life. The family of Irv Cross announced this week that Boston University CTE Center researchers diagnosed him with stage 4 ...

Irv Cross is the latest football player to be diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). The former professional football cornerback and celebrated pioneer sportscaster had been diagnosed ...

Irv Cross, a former NFL star and broadcasting pioneer who died two years ago at the age of 81, had stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Boston University CTE Center said Tuesday. “Mr. Cross ...

Irv Cross was a man of faith and a devout fan of football who could no longer in his final years attend Bible study or watch NFL games with friends. The degenerative brain disease that festered inside ...

Irv Cross, who spent nine years in the NFL before becoming the first Black man to work as a full-time sports analyst on national television, has been diagnosed posthumously with chronic traumatic ...

Boston University researchers said Tuesday that Irv Cross, a former NFL defensive back who became a pioneer as a sports broadcaster, most notably with CBS, suffered from Stage 4 chronic traumatic ...

Former NFL cornerback Irv Cross, who went on to become the first Black network sports show anchor, was posthumously diagnosed with Stage 4 CTE after nearly a decade of playing in the league, the ...